Health Care

The city of Worcester has cleared the way for final two medical marijuana dispensaries to come into the city after City Manager Edward Augustus issued letters of non-opposition to Mission Massachusetts, Inc. and Medicinal Alternatives, Inc.

Insurance company Health New England has appointed Michael Marrone as the company's chief financial officer.

A study coauthored by a UMass Medical School researcher found that single, young, low-income males in Massachusetts are more likely to go without health insurance for two consecutive years.

A collaboration involving the city of Worcester and Clark University led the latter to develop a master's degree that will get students to understand how political, economic and social forces impact public health.

Urgent care centers are rapidly popping up across Central Massachusetts, as the region starts to feel the ripples of a national trend.

UMass Memorial Medical Center has purchased a robotic surgical assistant that will help neurosurgeons with complex procedures.

The New England Center for Children, a Southborough children's autism services and research center, has received a $3.4-million software and services donation from Microsoft.

Staff at Clark University have proposed a new master's degree in global and community health, as the school consolidates its public health offerings under a single umbrella.

As Pennsylvania-based Recovery Centers of America (RCA) continues a $231.5-million expansion into the northeast, it has named the new CEO of its Westminster location.

Hudson's Precision Coating is establishing its first manufacturing operations outside the U.S. with a new 14,000-square-foot plant in Costa Rica that will be up and running by the end of the month.